Election Name: | 2000 United States gubernatorial elections |
Country: | United States |
Flag Year: | 1960 |
Type: | legislative |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1999 United States gubernatorial elections |
Previous Year: | 1999 |
Next Election: | 2001 United States gubernatorial elections |
Next Year: | 2001 |
Seats For Election: | 13 governorships 11 states; 2 territories |
Election Date: | November 7, 2000 |
1Blank: | Seats up |
2Blank: | Seats won |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Seats Before1: | 30 |
Seats After1: | 29 |
Seat Change1: | 1 |
Popular Vote1: | 5,966,679 |
Percentage1: | 45.10% |
1Data1: | 4 |
2Data1: | 3 |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Seats Before2: | 18 |
Seats After2: | 19 |
Seat Change2: | 1 |
Popular Vote2: | 6,942,442 |
Percentage2: | 52.48% |
1Data2: | 7 |
2Data2: | 8 |
Map Size: | 320px |
United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 7, 2000, in 11 states and two territories. The elections coincided with the presidential election. Democrats gained one seat by defeating an incumbent in West Virginia. As of, this remains the last gubernatorial cycle in which a Democrat won in Indiana.
State | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates | ||||
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Delaware | Tom Carper | Democratic | 1992 | Incumbent term-limited. New governor elected. Democratic hold. | nowrap |
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Indiana | Frank O'Bannon | Democratic | 1996 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
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Missouri | Roger B. Wilson | Democratic | 2000 | Incumbent retired. New governor elected. Democratic hold. | nowrap |
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Montana | Marc Racicot | Republican | 1992 | Incumbent term-limited. New governor elected. Republican hold. | nowrap |
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New Hampshire | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 1996 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
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North Carolina | Jim Hunt | Democratic | 1976 1984 1992 | Incumbent term-limited. New governor elected. Democratic hold. | nowrap |
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North Dakota | Ed Schafer | Republican | 1992 | Incumbent retired. New governor elected. Republican hold. | nowrap |
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Utah | Mike Leavitt | Republican | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
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Vermont | Howard Dean | Democratic | 1991 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
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Washington | Gary Locke | Democratic | 1996 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
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West Virginia | Cecil Underwood | Republican | 1956 1960 1996 | Incumbent lost re-election. New governor elected. Democratic gain. | nowrap |
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State | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates | ||||
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American Samoa | Tauese Sunia | Democratic | 1996 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
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Puerto Rico | Pedro Rosselló | New Progressive | 1992 | Incumbent retired. New governor elected. Popular Democratic gain. | nowrap |
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Election Name: | 2000 Delaware gubernatorial election |
Country: | Delaware |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1996 Delaware gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1996 |
Next Election: | 2004 Delaware gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 2004 |
Election Date: | November 7, 2000 |
Nominee1: | Ruth Ann Minner |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 191,695 |
Percentage1: | 59.2% |
Nominee2: | John Burris |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 128,603 |
Percentage2: | 39.8% |
Map Size: | 210px |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Tom Carper |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Ruth Ann Minner |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 2000 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 2000, coinciding with the U.S. presidential election. Incumbent Governor Tom Carper was term-limited and instead successfully ran for the United States Senate. Lieutenant Governor and Democratic nominee Ruth Ann Minner squared off against Republican nominee John M. Burris and won in a landslide on election day.
Election Name: | 2000 Indiana gubernatorial election |
Country: | Indiana |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1996 Indiana gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1996 |
Next Election: | 2004 Indiana gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 2004 |
Nominee1: | Frank O'Bannon |
Running Mate1: | Joe Kernan |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 1,232,525 |
Percentage1: | 56.6% |
Nominee2: | David McIntosh |
Running Mate2: | J. Murray Clark |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 908,285 |
Percentage2: | 41.7% |
Map Size: | 250px |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Frank O'Bannon |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Frank O'Bannon |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 2000 Indiana gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 2000. Incumbent Governor Frank O'Bannon, a Democrat, was re-elected over Republican David M. McIntosh with 57% of the vote. Libertarian Andrew Horning also ran and received 2% of the vote. O'Bannon's victory was the fourth consecutive election in which a Democrat was elected Governor of Indiana, the longest winning streak for that party in the state since the Civil War., this was the last time a Democrat was elected Governor of Indiana.
Election Name: | 2000 Missouri gubernatorial election |
Country: | Missouri |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1996 Missouri gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1996 |
Next Election: | 2004 Missouri gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 2004 |
Election Date: | November 7, 2000 |
Nominee1: | Bob Holden |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 1,152,752 |
Percentage1: | 49.12% |
Nominee2: | Jim Talent |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 1,131,307 |
Percentage2: | 48.21% |
Map Size: | 275px |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Roger B. Wilson |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Bob Holden |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 2000 Missouri gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 2000 and resulted in a narrow victory for the Democratic nominee, State Treasurer of Missouri Bob Holden, over the Republican candidate, U.S. Representative Jim Talent, and several other candidates. Incumbent Democratic Governor Mel Carnahan was term-limited and could not run for re-election to a third term in office. However, he was killed in a plane crash on October 16, 2000, while campaigning for Missouri's Class 1 Senate seat. Lieutenant Governor Roger B. Wilson succeeded to the office following Carnahan's death.
Coincidentally, Talent would later be elected at the 2002 Senate special election and defeated Mel Carnahan's widow Jean Carnahan to begin the rest of Mel Carnahan's unexpired Senate term. This was the only time between 1968 and 2020 that the winner of the Missouri gubernatorial election did not come from the same party as the winner of the presidential election held simultaneously. This gubernatorial election was one of the closest in Missouri's history. Bob Holden did well, as expected in St. Louis and Kansas City. Talent easily won most rural parts of the state. Holden did poorly in the St. Louis suburbs. However Holden's wins in the Democratic strongholds of St. Louis and Kansas City proved to be just enough to push him over the finish line. Because the election was decided by less than 1%, Talent could have requested a recount that his campaign would have to pay for since it was not below half a percent. However, most recounts never see a swing of more than 1,000 votes, and Talent was trailing by 21,445. Talent ultimately did not request a recount and conceded defeat on the late evening of November 14.
Election Name: | 2000 Montana gubernatorial election |
Country: | Montana |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1996 Montana gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1996 |
Next Election: | 2004 Montana gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 2004 |
Election Date: | November 7, 2000 |
Nominee1: | Judy Martz |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Running Mate1: | Karl Ohs |
Popular Vote1: | 209,135 |
Percentage1: | 51.0% |
Nominee2: | Mark O'Keefe |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Running Mate2: | Carol Williams |
Popular Vote2: | 193,131 |
Percentage2: | 47.1% |
Map Size: | 300px |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Marc Racicot |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | Judy Martz |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
Turnout: | 59.90%10.70[2] |
The 2000 Montana gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 2000. Incumbent Governor of Montana Marc Racicot, who was first elected in 1992 and was re-elected in 1996, was unable to seek re-election due to term limits. Judy Martz, the Lieutenant Governor of Montana under Racicot for four years, won the Republican primary and advanced to the general election, where she faced Mark O'Keefe, the Montana State Auditor and Democratic nominee. Despite the fact that George W. Bush, the Republican nominee for president in 2000, won the state in a landslide, the race between Martz and O'Keefe was close. However, Martz managed to narrowly defeat him to win her first and only term as governor. This was the last time that a Republican was elected Governor of Montana until 2020, when Greg Gianforte was elected.[3]
Election Name: | 2000 New Hampshire gubernatorial election |
Country: | New Hampshire |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1998 New Hampshire gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1998 |
Election Date: | November 7, 2000 |
Next Election: | 2002 New Hampshire gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 2002 |
Nominee1: | Jeanne Shaheen |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 275,038 |
Percentage1: | 48.8% |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Jeanne Shaheen |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Jeanne Shaheen |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Nominee2: | Gordon Humphrey |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 246,952 |
Percentage2: | 43.8% |
Nominee3: | Mary Brown |
Party3: | Independent (United States) |
Popular Vote3: | 35,904 |
Percentage3: | 6.4% |
The 2000 New Hampshire gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 2000. Incumbent Democratic Governor Jeanne Shaheen won re-election.
Election Name: | 2000 North Carolina gubernatorial election |
Country: | North Carolina |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1996 North Carolina gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1996 |
Next Election: | 2004 North Carolina gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 2004 |
Election Date: | November 7, 2000 |
Nominee1: | Mike Easley |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 1,530,324 |
Percentage1: | 52.02% |
Nominee2: | Richard Vinroot |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 1,360,960 |
Percentage2: | 46.26% |
Map Size: | 325px |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Jim Hunt |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Mike Easley |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 2000 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 2000. The general election was fought between the Republican nominee, former mayor of Charlotte Richard Vinroot and the Democratic nominee, state Attorney General Mike Easley. Easley won by 52% to 46% and succeeded fellow Democrat Jim Hunt as governor.
Election Name: | 2000 North Dakota gubernatorial election |
Country: | North Dakota |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1996 North Dakota gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1996 |
Next Election: | 2004 North Dakota gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 2004 |
Election Date: | November 7, 2000 |
Nominee1: | John Hoeven |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Running Mate1: | Jack Dalrymple |
Popular Vote1: | 159,255 |
Percentage1: | 55.0% |
Nominee2: | Heidi Heitkamp |
Party2: | North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party |
Running Mate2: | Aaron Krauter |
Popular Vote2: | 130,144 |
Percentage2: | 45.0% |
Map Size: | 250px |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Ed Schafer |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | John Hoeven |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 2000 North Dakota gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 2000 for the post of Governor of North Dakota. Incumbent Republican Governor Ed Schafer decided not to run for reelection. Republican nominee John Hoeven won the election over Democratic State Attorney General Heidi Heitkamp. Heitkamp had led in the polls until early October, when reports indicated that she had breast cancer, and would undergo surgery. She ran advertisements to assure voters she was still fit to serve; however, by the final month, Hoeven had taken a six-point lead in polling.[4] As of 2021, this is the most recent North Dakota gubernatorial election in which the Democratic nominee received over 40% of the vote. Hoeven and Heitkamp later served alongside each other in the United States Senate from 2013 to 2019.
Election Name: | 2000 Utah gubernatorial election |
Country: | Utah |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1996 Utah gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1996 |
Next Election: | 2004 Utah gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 2004 |
Election Date: | November 7, 2000 |
Flag Year: | 1922 |
Nominee1: | Mike Leavitt |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Running Mate1: | Olene Walker |
Popular Vote1: | 424,837 |
Percentage1: | 55.77% |
Nominee2: | Bill Orton |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Running Mate2: | Karen Hale |
Popular Vote2: | 321,979 |
Percentage2: | 42.27% |
Map Size: | 220px |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Mike Leavitt |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | Mike Leavitt |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 2000 Utah gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 2000. Incumbent Republican Mike Leavitt won reelection to a third term.
Election Name: | 2000 Vermont gubernatorial election |
Country: | Vermont |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | No |
Previous Election: | 1998 Vermont gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1998 |
Next Election: | 2002 Vermont gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 2002 |
Election Date: | November 7, 2000 |
Nominee1: | Howard Dean |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 148,059 |
Percentage1: | 50.5% |
Nominee2: | Ruth Dwyer |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 111,359 |
Percentage2: | 38.0% |
Nominee3: | Anthony Pollina |
Party3: | Vermont Progressive Party |
Popular Vote3: | 28,116 |
Percentage3: | 9.6% |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Howard Dean |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Howard Dean |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 2000 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 2000. Incumbent Democratic Governor Howard Dean won re-election. The campaign was dominated by the fallout from the passage of a civil union bill and the subsequent backlash encapsulated by the slogan Take Back Vermont. Ruth Dwyer, the Republican nominee in 1998, ran again in 2000 and was closely tied to the Take Back Vermont movement. Howard Dean, the Democratic governor, favored civil unions and was a primary target of Take Back Vermont.[5]
Election Name: | 2000 Washington gubernatorial election |
Country: | Washington |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1996 Washington gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1996 |
Next Election: | 2004 Washington gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 2004 |
Election Date: | November 7, 2000 |
Nominee1: | Gary Locke |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 1,441,973 |
Percentage1: | 58.4% |
Nominee2: | John Carlson |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 980,060 |
Percentage2: | 39.7% |
Governor | |
Map Size: | 275px |
Before Election: | Gary Locke |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Gary Locke |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 2000 Washington gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 2000. Incumbent Democratic governor Gary Locke defeated the Republican candidate John Carlson for his second term in a landslide.
, this was the earliest gubernatorial election in Washington in which both candidates are currently still living. This is the last time a Democratic nominee for governor outperformed the Democratic nominee for president in Washington. This would also be the last gubernatorial election in Washington in which the margin of victory was in double digits and in which any counties in Eastern Washington voted for a Democrat until Jay Inslee's 2020 landslide victory.
Election Name: | 2000 West Virginia gubernatorial election |
Country: | West Virginia |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1996 West Virginia gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1996 |
Next Election: | 2004 West Virginia gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 2004 |
Election Date: | November 7, 2000 |
Nominee1: | Bob Wise |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 324,822 |
Percentage1: | 50.1% |
Nominee2: | Cecil Underwood |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 305,926 |
Percentage2: | 47.2% |
Map Size: | 250px |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Cecil Underwood |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | Bob Wise |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 2000 West Virginia gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 2000. Incumbent Republican Governor Cecil Underwood ran for re-election to a second consecutive term in office, but was defeated by Democratic U.S. Representative Bob Wise. Concurrently, the state voted for the opposite party federally, choosing Republican nominee, George W. Bush over Democratic nominee Al Gore in the presidential election that year., this was the last time in which an incumbent West Virginia Governor lost re-election.
Election Name: | 2000 Puerto Rican general election |
Country: | Puerto Rico |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1996 Puerto Rican general election |
Previous Year: | 1996 |
Next Election: | 2004 Puerto Rican general election |
Next Year: | 2004 |
Election Date: | 7 November 2000 |
Turnout: | 82.20% |
Image1: | Puerto Rican Governor Sila Calderon at the Pentagon, Feb 27, 2001 (1).jpg |
Nominee1: | Sila María Calderón |
Party1: | Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico |
Alliance1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 978,860 |
Percentage1: | 48.9% |
Nominee2: | Carlos Pesquera |
Party2: | New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico |
Alliance2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 919,194 |
Percentage2: | 45.9% |
Image3: | 3x4.svg |
Nominee3: | Rubén Berríos |
Party3: | Puerto Rican Independence Party |
Popular Vote3: | 104,705 |
Percentage3: | 5.7% |
Map Size: | 350px |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Pedro Rosselló |
Before Party: | New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico |
After Election: | Sila María Calderón |
After Party: | Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico |